Oh Lord, Blessed are the nice people, The listening people, The smiling people. Blessed are those Whose hearts break with yours, Who carry your protest signs when you give up, Who link arms in solidarity. Blessed are the exhausted people, The discouraged and broken people, The preyed-upon. And Lord, Blessed are your ministers, Your prophets… Read More
Thursday prayer: focus
May our eyes the eyes of our body the eyes of our mind the eyes of our heart attend this day to truth, goodness and beauty and where we see those things may we know that we are being pointed towards you Amen. Jemma Allen is a priest in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New… Read More
Revised Common Lectionary: Trinity Sunday
Wisdom raises her voice. At intersections and entrances, she proclaims to the people: “Before the earth, I was. Before the springs and mountains, I was. Before the skies and seas, I was. I have always been the Inspiration and the Delight.” (Proverbs 8:1-4 & 22-31, Revised Rachel Version) In the Revised Common Lectionary readings for… Read More
Sunday Prayer: Pentecost
Holy Spirit, Wild Wind, on this day of Pentecost we are gathered. We are alternately full of fire and fizzling, courageous and tentative, gifted by dreams and haunted by worries. In other words, this holy day finds us to be still wholly human. Will you fill us up? Will you awe our hearts so that… Read More
Friday Festival: Separation and Connection
This weekend many congregations will celebrate Pentecost. We will talk about God’s power to break down dividing walls, build bridges over chasms that separate us, and make connections between people who can’t imagine themselves connected. Several of our blog writers have been thinking about separation and connection in their posts this week. “This year, our… Read More
Friday Prayer: Guide our steps
Holy One We are on this life’s road of hope and unknowing. We travel with burdens, questions, and fears. Guide our steps Smooth the way Comfort our hearts. Show us that you are here and encourage our weary souls until we finally see our hearts’ destination and you. Amen. Rev. Deborah Vaughn is a hospice… Read More
Thursday Prayer: anticipating Pentecost
Come Holy Spirit, fire in us the gift of your imagination; breathe in us the gift of your peace; dance in us the gift of your beauty; dream in us the gift of your wisdom; speak in us the gift of your justice; make in us the gift of your strength. Come, Holy Spirit, come!… Read More
Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action – Registration Open!
Register now for RevGalBlogPals Big Event 2020: From Vision to Action, where three outstanding clergywomen will share their stories and help participants explore how a vision for ministry becomes action in the world. Our week will include worship, plenary sessions, breakout and affinity groups; options for yoga, coaching, and spiritual direction; free time, social activities,… Read More
The Pastoral is Political: How To #MakeLoveLouder In Protest and Pride
How are you positioning yourself between people experiencing oppression and those calling for and actively engaging in their subjugation? How are you reflecting and affirming the sacred beauty present in those experiencing marginalization?
I ask these questions because I think it’s necessary for us to consider how we are physically, materially, and politically oriented as ministers of the Gospel of Jesus. Read More
Sunday Prayer: Melted
What the hell do any of us know, O Eternal Mystery? While we worship constancy and might, mountains melt and remold like wax. While we sing hymns in echoing caverns, the Spirit waits upon those in prison. While we pray to love our enemies, the Church itself nurtures violence. While we thirst for truth and… Read More
